Sorry to post multiple times - just didn't want to type a bunch and hit the wrong button - which I've done.

The Gen 4 frames are great - ride wise, it doesn't feel much different than my Gen 1 but that's a good thing as that frame I've had for the longest of any which says a lot for a picky guy like me. Lee & Sean got it over to me quick - I swapped the parts, took it for a driveway ride and then tore it down and packed it for a trip to Ray's.

Just like the Gen 1 frames, the new Molly rode great at Ray's. Stable, flickable, light. I hadn't been on a bike much in a month or so before the trip so it was good to be on some familiar ground.

I love the small but nice changes to the latest batch: externally butted seattube, yoke update, smaller dropouts, and a bit more clearance around the 990's.

I'll be changing some little things this spring:

- Tree Bar End Caps
- possibly the fork to a Z1 w/ Nem Pro lowering Kit and shaved disc hole or tryout the AtomLab GI60 fork
- Get the bars painted - either brown or tan, fork will be the same color too
- maybe get a little modern and run a pivot seat/post setup

I wanna throw my Revenge back on my Molly and get rid of that Demolition, but I want to either paint it, or find a black one... mine is just raw alu. and sticks out like a sore thumb on the stealth bomber.

nice build don i went ahead and got one for myself. What trails do you ride, and where are they. I have my own dj spot, but i'd like to check out some other places in NJ to get some ideas and variety into the mix .

nice build don i went ahead and got one for myself. What trails do you ride, and where are they. I have my own dj spot, but i'd like to check out some other places in NJ to get some ideas and variety into the mix .

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There are a couple spots - in the Monmouth County area is all I can say on a forum. I have no problem having people from other trails ride our spot - typcially the people that dig know what's what. Once this weather gets better and I can get some digging in and things running again - I'll let you know.

I'm happy someone figured the band connection. One of my favorite bike video sections was in Standpoint's Video 'zine w/ Small Brown Bike and the 'Nam Trails. Great song w/ footage of them playing live and some real sick footage of 'Nam at one of it's last jams.

new build looks great don. why did you go back to the jumper? thought you had a marz on your old build.

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I switched back and forth on the forks a couple times last year. IDK, there's parts I like from both of them and would change for the heck of it. I'm probably going to strip the Z1, shave it down and repaint the lowers - and lower it a bit more. And see how I like it then. And then there's that Atomlab fork I'd like to see some more about.

Thanks for the props - we really have to get together and ride some trails this year!

Cool - it will be good to have some extra help and another person riding this year. You'll have to see the new "Warm-up" line I've been working on over this winter - can't wait to finish it and hit it.

Like Lee said, difference in weight for sure. My Gen 1 is 6.10 lbs and the Gen 4 is 5.57 lb. I bit less than Axis's difference but I think my Gen 4 was one of the heavier ones out of the batch and I believe the Gen 2's are a tic heavier than Gen 1's.

Regardless, I think 5.57 lbs for a solid chromoly 24" frame is nothing to scoff at and I'm very happy with it.

O yeah, as built my bike tips the scale at 29.5 lbs. I could probably cut weight in the brakes (those Revenges are nice but have sealed bearings), tires and maybe seat/post and maybe some other spots if I was really trying. But I think sub 30 is very respectable especially for a 220 lb rider like me.